Speaking of track shoes...if anyone is interested, I have pics of the new,
Rubber type Stuart Track pads that are now being made. Very nice. Send me a
note off list and I will send you some.
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike S" <tankcity@globalnet.co.uk>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Track Shoes A follow-up and artillery for sale
> All the CVRT series, Scorpion et al, are torsion bar suspended. The bars
> are offset and run right across the vehicle. At one end of each bar is
the
> hub assembly. The other end of each torsion bar has a groove machined in
it
> which locates with a very small lug screw which is accessed through a
small
> hole driven up through the floor plate from the underside of the hull. We
> are talking an aluminium hull here, so if it has been dragged over some
nice
> rocky surfaces, the outer sides of the hull floor are bound to be
distorted
> and the little holes for the lug screw will have disappeared at the same
> time. If you are trying to pull off the hub and torsion bar assembly as
one
> piece, you can pull forever using biggerer and bigger devices but you wont
> get the tosion bar out till you free the lug screw.
> Mike S. UK.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Notton" <Richard@fv623.demon.co.uk>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 9:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Track Shoes A follow-up and artillery for sale
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Winget, William A CONT JTFCS5G" <winget@jfcom.mil>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 2:48 PM
> > Subject: [MV] Track Shoes A follow-up and artillery for sale
> >
> >
> > > First a basic description: A torsion bar is a high quality piece of
> steel
> > > rod (round or hex, even square) that is held fixed at one end, and
> placed in
> > > bushings. When a suspension or wrench attempts to twist the other
> non-fixed
> > > end, the spring rate of the rod tends to force it back into the
original
> > > position. This replaces springs in the suspension system (French had
a
> car
> > > with these in it at one point)
> > >
> > :-o
> >
> > French had _many_ cars with torsion bar suspension and so did we, the
> ubiquitous
> > Morris Minor to name but one, and all highly successful.
> >
> > Well known wheeled MVs with torsion bars are, but not limited to:
> > Austin Champ, Humber 1 ton truck, Humber Pig, Alvis Saladin, Saracen and
> > Stalwart.
> >
> >
> > Richard
> > Southampton - England
> >
> >
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